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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 13, 2023

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
flexion
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
15
5 letters
7
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
E
1
1
F
1
1
2
1
5
I
1
2
1
4
L
6
1
1
1
1
10
N
6
1
7
O
1
1
1
1
4
X
1
1
Σ
15
7
5
3
1
1
32

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

E
el 1
F
fe 3fi 1fl 1
I
in 4
L
le 1li 5lo 4
N
ne 2ni 1no 4
O
of 1on 2ox 1
X
xe 1

All 32 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elfin5
feline6
felon5
fennel6
fine1
flexionpangram14
infill6
infix5
info1
innie5
leonine7
lien1
lifeline8
line1
linen5
lion1
loin1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
nene1
neon1
nine1
noel1
none1
nonillion9
noon1
offline7
onion5
online6
oxen1
xenon5
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